22-24 Feb, 2012 - Brussels, BELGIUM

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Dr. Marieke Harteveld

Dr. Marieke Harteveld has over 8 years of experience in environmental issues and sustainable biomass production. Marieke holds a PhD in Tropical Ecology from the University of Göttingen. During her PhD, Marieke gained knowledge of forest conservation and soil carbon management. She recently joined the Ecofys bio-energy team after working for five years at NL-Agency, the Dutch Governmental Agency for Climate and Innovation. At NL agency she worked on sustainability issues related to bioenergy and biofuels, among other things preparing the Dutch input for the development of the sustainability criteria within the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP). Further she represented the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment in the advisory board for the development of the NTA8080 certification standard for sustainable bio-energy (the implementation of the Cramer criteria) and was involved in preparing the Dutch input for the development of the RED. In addition to her work on biomass sustainability, Marieke worked for the Dutch Biorenewables Business Platform, focusing on strategy development, building partnerships, facilitateing project start-ups and advising the Dutch government on the sustainable development of the biobased economy in the Netherlands. At Ecofys she works as a consultant within the Biomass & Bioenergy Unit, supporting both policy development as the development of corporate strategies regarding the sustainable sourcing and use of biomass.